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however, a new poll shows one key group president obama was hoping would sign up for coverage, the so-called young invincibles, is the least informed about the law. gallup finds just 63% of adults under the age of 30 say they are familiar with the law. that's at least nine points lower than any other group, suggesting the white house, well, they've got a little bit of work to do. >>> let's move to news overseas. syrian president bashar al assad repeatedly denied it, but the united nations says there is mounting evidence he had a role in carrying out war crimes in that country's civil war. >> that the facts point to the commission of very serious crimes, war crimes, crimes against humanity. they point to the fact that the evidence indicates a responsibility at the highest level of government, including the head of state. >> this is the first time the human rights office implicated assad directly, although the commissioner says she was only highlighting what the investigators believe. officials also say there is evidence opposition forces carried out war crimes, albeit on a smaller scale. talk
however, a new poll shows one key group president obama was hoping would sign up for coverage, the so-called young invincibles, is the least informed about the law. gallup finds just 63% of adults under the age of 30 say they are familiar with the law. that's at least nine points lower than any other group, suggesting the white house, well, they've got a little bit of work to do. >>> let's move to news overseas. syrian president bashar al assad repeatedly denied it, but the united...
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right now on "first look," new information this morning about that ill-fated commuter train traveling at 82 miles per hour as it approached a 30-mile-per-hour zone. >>> later today, president obama will launch a highly coordinated campaign for his affordable care act. we've got all the details. >>> vin diesel visits the site of close friend paul walker's horrific death and the latest surrounding the crash investigation. >>> plus, a big night in seattle on "monday night football." and the angel of 9/11. the image that's causing quite a stir. good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. we start with new information about that deadly train derailment in new york. the ntsb says the train was going 82 miles per hour when it rounded a sharp curve and left the tracks. that's nearly triple the speed limit for that area. new video this morning shows the moments after the accident. you can see those huge train cars flipped right on their side. >> this is raw data off of the event recorders, so it tells us what happened. it doesn't tell us why it happened. >> when i heard about the speed, i gulped. it
right now on "first look," new information this morning about that ill-fated commuter train traveling at 82 miles per hour as it approached a 30-mile-per-hour zone. >>> later today, president obama will launch a highly coordinated campaign for his affordable care act. we've got all the details. >>> vin diesel visits the site of close friend paul walker's horrific death and the latest surrounding the crash investigation. >>> plus, a big night in seattle on...
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have you seen that new volvo ad starring jean claude van dam, a new congressional candidate has his own version that's going viral. >>> obama care, a disastrous government plan that defies the laws and a mindset that government knows better. i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of money. [ delavane ] we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the u.s. when i spend money on this card, i can see brazil in my future. [ anthony ] i use the explorer card to earn miles in order to go visit my family, which means a lot to me. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's homestyle soup with farm grown veggies. just like yours. huh. [ male announcer ] and roasted white meat chicken. just like yours. [ male announcer ] you'll think it's homemade. i love this show. [ male announcer ] try campbell's homestyle soup. is what makes us di
have you seen that new volvo ad starring jean claude van dam, a new congressional candidate has his own version that's going viral. >>> obama care, a disastrous government plan that defies the laws and a mindset that government knows better. i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't...
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president obama attending nelson mandela's funeral in south africa signed the bill using the auto pen. it does paul short of what many democrats wanted, tightening loopholes to address new 3-d printing technology but they ran into a brick wall from the gun lobby. meanwhile states have been more successful than the feds on gun control. 21 states enacting new laws to curb gun violence. according to the brady campaign and law center to prevent gun violence. california, new jersey, connecticut, maryland, scoring the highest, followed by new york, massachusetts and hawaii, but 26 states got a grade of f. arizona scored the lowest. let me bring in dan gross, president of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence and psychologist bart rossi. good to see both of you. dan, let's start with your report card. 21 states have passed laws to curb gun violence. what kind of progress is being made? >> tremendous progress. in fact progress that would have been considered unthinkable to a lot of people a year ago. there are eight states that have passed really meaningful laws. laws like expanding brad
president obama attending nelson mandela's funeral in south africa signed the bill using the auto pen. it does paul short of what many democrats wanted, tightening loopholes to address new 3-d printing technology but they ran into a brick wall from the gun lobby. meanwhile states have been more successful than the feds on gun control. 21 states enacting new laws to curb gun violence. according to the brady campaign and law center to prevent gun violence. california, new jersey, connecticut,...
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but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only had congress standing in the way. that is the plan, at least, the vote should be tomorrow. snow permitting. >>> okay, finally, this is the best one. is it true or is it false that the american singer who is a new international superstar in classical arabic singing does not speak arabic? here she is singing what i am told is a near-perfect rendition of a famous arabic love song. ♪ >> that is jennifer grout, a 23-year-old woman from boston, singing a classical love song on "arab's got talent," a competition airing out of beirut. but is it true or false that this u.s. superstar in classical arabic singing does not speak arabic? is that true or is that false? true. it is true. turns out you don't have to speak it to sing it. she is a classically trained vocalist who studied a
but now, tonight, republicans and democrats in the house and the senate say the new defense bill for this year will start to drop those restrictions, finally. so the obama administration will finally be able to start sending home some of the dozens of guantanamo prisoners who are cleared for release, who have only had congress standing in the way. that is the plan, at least, the vote should be tomorrow. snow permitting. >>> okay, finally, this is the best one. is it true or is it false...
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we had to reconnect. >> is obama a new democrat? >> be honest, al. >> come on, al, stay with me here. >> truth to power. >> has the democratic party come a long way from where they were in 1992 ideologically? >> i think the party has moved a lot since where we were in 1992. >> to the left? >> somewhat to the left, maybe. but -- >> somewhat maybe? somewhat to left maybe? >> right now obama care is getting a lot of attention and it's very important that the democratic party and obama we fix this health care program because the credibility government is on the line and one of the reasons we're in such trouble in the 1970s and 1980s people lost fate in the government's ability to do something. the other thing he needs to do, he needs get on the path of an economic growth program. i mean, my view is that one of the reasons i wrote this book is one, ideas matter and secondly there's some important lessons from both parties. for my party if we want to build a sustainable party and we stay progre progressive -- if we want to build a long te
we had to reconnect. >> is obama a new democrat? >> be honest, al. >> come on, al, stay with me here. >> truth to power. >> has the democratic party come a long way from where they were in 1992 ideologically? >> i think the party has moved a lot since where we were in 1992. >> to the left? >> somewhat to the left, maybe. but -- >> somewhat maybe? somewhat to left maybe? >> right now obama care is getting a lot of attention and it's...
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we have a lot of news to get to including the obama care website up and running a lot better than it used to be. first stretches of new york's commuter rail line are closed this morning after a deadly train crash over the weekend. four people were killed. more than 60 injured. 11 in critical condition. early morning metro north commuter train traveling south from poughkeepsie to grand central station derailed in the bronx. 100 people were on the seven cars which came to a violent stop just short of a nearby river. the train was only about 12 miles away from its destination and many were dozing off when the cars tumbled off tracks. tom costello joins us live from the scene. is there any indication about the issue of speed playing a role in the crash? >> reporter: that's the big question this morning, mika, because most of the passengers who were on said this train of traveling at a very high clip and the governor said he thinks speed was a factor and the engineer has told several people he tried to apply the brakes but they didn't work. that's the train behind me. there are four cars
we have a lot of news to get to including the obama care website up and running a lot better than it used to be. first stretches of new york's commuter rail line are closed this morning after a deadly train crash over the weekend. four people were killed. more than 60 injured. 11 in critical condition. early morning metro north commuter train traveling south from poughkeepsie to grand central station derailed in the bronx. 100 people were on the seven cars which came to a violent stop just...